University of Texas at Austin president Jay Hartzell is moving 200 miles up the interstate to take the helm of Southern Methodist University, the private Dallas college announced Tuesday.

Hartzell’s formal installation as president of SMU is tentatively scheduled for next fall. It was immediately unclear who ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is speaking up about who he believes lawmakers should choose to serve as the chamber’s ...

After a four-month search, SMU announced Jay Hartzell received unanimous approval from the board of trustees to be the ...

In layman's terms, the fight is over who owns the nonprofit private university and has the authority to set its rules.

Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme ...

Abbott appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, the governor's office ...

The Texas Supreme Court is weighing three landmark cases concerning conflicts between the state and religious freedom, and ...

Southern Methodist University is set to appear in the Texas Supreme Court in a bid to separate from the United Methodist Church.

A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading ...

Bracewell has announced that six lawyers have been promoted to partner, effective Jan. 1: W. Jared Berg (Houston), Christie L ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the United Methodist Church are set to deliver oral arguments in the Texas ...